diff --git a/src/hb-private.hh b/src/hb-private.hh
index 0caab9e11..06d7f228a 100644
--- a/src/hb-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-private.hh
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ static int errno = 0; /* Use something better? */
 #  endif
 #  if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1900
 #    define snprintf _snprintf
-#    pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
 #  endif
 #endif